Hot SEALs: SEALed For Life (Kindle Worlds Novella) (12 page)
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Authors: Donna McDonald
Tags: #contemporary romance, #Romantic Comedy, #military romance
“You have a lot to learn about girls, Dillon.”
“Dad said he would tell me the good stuff in three or four years.”
Melina snorted. Princess raised her head and barked at Dillon who just laughed.
“So… I hear you named me Avenging Angel. I think I like that name. Now you need to come up with a regular identity so no one will guess who I really am.”
Dillon nodded. Then he shrugged one shoulder. “I already did.”
“Really?” Melina looked at Gower who also seemed surprised at the news. Dillon looked so much like him sometimes—an odd mixture of confidence and arrogance. She looked back to the boy. “Okay. What do you suggest?”
Dillon put a finger on his chin and looked away, pretending to give it great thought. Melina snorted as she prepared to hear some made-up story.
“If you hang with my father, you can pretend to be his girlfriend. Then you can be Avenging Angel when you have to go to work.”
Melina rubbed behind Princess’s ears. “Or maybe I could pretend to be your mother. Not your real one of course, but sort of a substitute.”
Dillon smiled. “Yeah. That would work too. I could probably make people believe it.”
Melina chuckled, sniffling away as much of her weeping as she could. “The problem is that I don’t know anything about being a mother. Or caring for a dog. I’ve thought about it a lot though. You’ll probably have to teach me.”
“Deal,” Dillon said excitedly. “And Dad could be your sidekick. He can get you out of trouble when it looks like the bad guys are winning. He can bring you your uniform when you need it.”
Melina chuckled. She turned and met Gower’s smile. “You going to do laundry and clean the house too? I already know you can cook. Any other sidekick talents I should know about?”
“Yes. More than you’ve seen to date. Come home with me and we’ll talk about the other half of my proposal,” Gower said, lifting both shoulders to shrug.
Melina looked down. “Dillon? Run fetch my bag. If it’s too heavy, just drag it to the car.”
Dillon handed her the leash and raced off. He hefted the duffle by its strap and slung it over his shoulder. The boy smiled proudly as he staggered under the load all the way to the car.
Melina turned and noticed Gower’s proud smirk. What she’d said to Cassidy was true. The Beckett men wanted her. And she wanted them. Loving them was something she was going to have to get used to feeling. She hoped adapting wouldn’t require a whole bunch of crying. Being in love was so much harder than she’d imagined it would be.
But it did clear up confusion about a big part of her future.
“In the desert, I gave us a lot of thought, Gower. And I realized none of this will work if I stay in. Leaving you was too hard, and for the first time I can recall, I sincerely didn’t want to go. Leaving Dillon? And now the dog? Leaving will be next to impossible. Even though I’m sure you fucking knew this was going to happen, I already called and started the resignation process while I was on the ride home. My exit date will be set when Jack’s out of the hospital and back on duty. That might be several months from what I’ve heard. But I am getting out.”
“Whatever. Stay in. Get out. Your choice, Melina Angel. But if you’re going to put up with me and Dillon, you might as well get to have a dog like you’ve always wanted. She’s not that much work. I’ll watch her until you come home for good. But I’m not training her doggy highness for any show. That’s on you, honey. She’s quite the handful.”
Melina snorted. “I can’t believe Joe told you so much.”
“Yes. Nice man, that Joe. He likes you a lot. He and I have that in common.” Gower walked over and slung an arm around Melina’s shoulders. “It appears that my evil plan to make you love me and my son has worked. Damn, I’m better at this than I thought. Maybe I should ask Dillon for an evil genius name.”
Melina laughed. “Thought you were supposed to become my sidekick?”
“Husband. Sidekick. Evil genius. Whatever you want to call me. Just so we’re together,” Gower declared, leaning over to kiss her.
When he pulled away, Princess barked her approval.
“Yes. Thank you, Princess. I’m glad you approve of me and Melina kissing. Between you and Dillon tonight, getting laid is going to be a real challenge.”
Another bark had him rolling his eyes. “Do you hear that? She always has to have the last freaking word.”
“Really? Sounds like someone else I know,” Melina said.
When Princess barked again, Melina’s happy laughter filled the air as they climbed into the car.
# THE END #
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